News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel S. McGarvey, 44, a teacher from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was convicted in federal court after he admitted that he traveled to West Virginia with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA -- Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin announced that Chris Hughes has been selected as the superintendent of Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Jacksonville, Fla. He has been the chief of science and resource management at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument in Arizona and Utah since 2008. Hughes will begin his new assignment in July.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: After devising several new and promising "green" flame retardants for furniture padding, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers took a trip to the grocery store and cooked up their best fire-resistant coatings yet. As important, these protective coatings can be made in one straightforward step.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: South Florida Doctor Indicted for Medicare Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Monroe woman was sentenced Monday to 24 months in prison for stealing more than $200,000 in Social Security benefit payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to shipping illegal drugs, including codeine and marijuana, from Nevada to other states, and using a false identity and structured bank deposits to hide over $850,000 in proceeds that he received from the drug trafficking activities, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden, for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy William D. Wheeler, 46, with unlawfully assaulting a man at the Palm Beach County Detention Center on Oct. 9, 2013, and filing a false report on the incident, announced U.S. Attorney...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) have demonstrated the most precise method yet to measure the structural configuration of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), an important factor in determining the safety and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - A local Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was sentenced yesterday afternoon on a mail fraud conviction stemming from his embezzlement of funds from his employer, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: Organizations and individuals have more options for securely and conveniently confirming identity online, thanks to a grant program that has been funding pilot projects in support of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). A new report on the pilots by the NSTIC program office...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: False Documents Provided To IRS Auditor Included Names And Identities Of Disabled Military Veterans Who Were Former Patients Of Doctor.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2015 - Today, during delivered testimony before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, the U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Leslie Weldon announced the decision to permanently withdraw the Proposed Directive on Groundwater Management (Groundwater Directive) that was put on the table last year. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: Contact Person: Beth Drake (803) 929-3000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: Her Co-Defendants Ran DTO While Incarcerated At Dallas County Jail And From Pleasant Grove Area Of South Dallas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of witness tampering and falsification of records in a federal investigation, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined his colleagues to overwhelmingly approve the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. The bill permanently fixes the payment formula for healthcare providers who participate in Medicare and Medicaid, ensuring continued access to care for the most...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With the annual tax filing deadline approaching tomorrow on April 15, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner noted that his office had taken a number of criminal enforcement actions in recent months in the Eastern District of California. The U.S. Attorney’s Office works with the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation and other law enforcement partners to enforce federal tax laws.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing to examine a draft of the Ratepayer Protection Act. The draft legislation seeks to empower states to protect families and businesses from higher electricity rates and other harmful effects of...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) today held a hearing to explore the consequences of the president’s health care law on the five year anniversary of its enactment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 14, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury in Scranton filed a superseding indictment charging Leo Glodzik, age 44, of Wilkes-Barre with additional counts of bank fraud and false statements. In a separate indictment, Glodzik is charged with unlawful possession of three firearms in August 2014.
